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HOUSTON – The Houston trial law firm Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., or AZA, again has earned recognition among the nation’s top commercial litigation firms in Texas in the 2016 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

In addition to the overall firm’s ranking, AZA partners Joe Ahmad, John Zavitsanos, Demetrios Anaipakos, and Todd Mensing earned individual Chambers USA honors among the leading commercial litigators in Texas. All four are nationally recognized trial lawyers who handle their clients’ most important litigation.

Published by London-based Chambers and Partners, Chambers USA is recognized worldwide for its thorough guides to the legal profession. Recognition is based on thousands of attorney and client interviews designed to identify law firms and lawyers who demonstrate the top technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by clients. The full rankings for the firms and individuals are announced in May.

In its Chambers USA profile, AZA is described by a client as a “very results-driven law firm, and the results they’ve given us are outstanding.” AZA attorneys also were called “highly skilled trial lawyers and litigators who are prepared to go to trial.”

In addition, the firm has been honored as the 2015 Texas Litigation Department of the Year by Texas Lawyer newspaper. And the national legal publication Law360 identified AZA as one of only 10 boutique firms nationally that are “giving BigLaw a run for its money.”

Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., or AZA, is a Houston-based law firm that is home to true courtroom lawyers with a formidable track record in complex commercial litigation, including energy, intellectual property and business dispute cases. AZA is recognized in Chambers USA 2016 among the best in Texas commercial law; U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America as one of the country’s best commercial litigation firms; Texas Lawyer as the 2015 Litigation Department of the Year and Law360 as a Texas Powerhouse law firm. National corporate counsel named AZA both one of the country’s best in client service and one of the most feared.